Jose Fernandez kept the Marlins in the game, but Miami’s bullpen gave up six runs after he departed.

The newest controversy to attach itself to the Marlins doesn’t appear to have much of a shelf life. Video captured from Monday’s Philadelphia broadcast briefly showed Marlins starter Alex Sanabia spitting on a new baseball tossed to him moments after Domonic Brown deposited the previous one in the sparsely filled right-field seats.

Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead two-run double, Jonathan Lucroy had three hits and an RBI and five Milwaukee relievers combined for five scoreless innings as the Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Tuesday night.

Jose Fernandez kept the Marlins in the game. He just didn't last long enough to help them get a win.

The newest controversy to attach itself to the Marlins doesn’t appear to have much of a shelf life. Video captured from Monday’s Philadelphia broadcast briefly showed Marlins starter Alex Sanabia spitting on a new baseball tossed to him moments after Domonic Brown deposited the previous one in the sparsely filled right-field seats.

Alex Sanabia avoided tying the franchise record of six pitching losses in a row, and Justin Ruggiano had two RBI singles in the Marlins’ win.

Ricky Nolasco struck out 11, and the Marlins snapped a season-high, seven-game losing streak despite managing only two runs.

Logan Morrison was back in uniform and seated inside the Marlins dugout on Sunday, but merely as a spectator. Until he completes his minor-league rehab assignment, which commences Monday when he joins Single A Jupiter, it could be as many as 20 days before he’ll be of use to the big-league club.

The Diamondbacks’ Gerardo Parra hit the first pitch for a home run, which was enough to sink the Marlins – wasting a solid outing by Miami starter Tom Koehler.

When Cody Ross saw how miserable the Marlins were in April and early May of 2006, he wanted desperately to play for them. And when his desire came true on May 26 of that year when the Reds traded him to the Marlins, Ross said he “let out this outburst scream — yes!”

Arizona slugger Paul Goldschmidt belted two two-run home runs off a suddenly ineffective Kevin Slowey as Miami’s losing streak reached six.

Adeiny Hechavarria has spent most of the season struggling to hit his weight. But after racing into third base on a ball hit into the gap in right-center Thursday, Hechavarria found himself leading the majors in triples with five.

The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play.